KENNEDY PRODUCTIONS COMPANY LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC328912 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-08

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£-419.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £419,017

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£419k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£-419.0k	£-419.0k
Debtors	£81.7k	£81.7k
Net assets	£-419.0k	£-419.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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2021-04-12
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2016-04-28
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2011-08-09
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MAITLAND, Morven Anne resigned
secretary
2011-03-29
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MAITLAND, Morven Anne resigned
director
2009-02-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Adam & Company PLC
2007-08-08
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Company incorporated
As KENNEDY PRODUCTIONS COMPANY LTD.
2007-08-08
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CLARK, Fiona appointed
director
2007-08-08
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MAITLAND, Morven Anne appointed
secretary
2007-08-08
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-08-08
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-08-08
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MAITLAND, Morven Anne appointed
director
2007-08-08
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2007-08-08
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Fiona Clark Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-08-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Shannaburn House

Blairs

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB12 5YQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CLARK, Fiona→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-08-08

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Active

MAITLAND, Morven Anne→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2011-08-09

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08

Resigned

MAITLAND, Morven Anne→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2011-03-29

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Adam & Company Adam & Company PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/02/2009	—

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